Hidden Bibliographic Details
| Varying Form of Title: | Ägypten
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| Other authors / contributors: | Assmann, Jan.
Meyer, Sibylle.
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| ISBN: | 1423714385
9781423714385
9789004132405
9004132406
9004132406
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| Digital file characteristics: | data file
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index.
English and German.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | ""The intellectual heritage of Ancient Egypt"" - once wrote Jan Assmann - ""can hardly be said to have become part of our cultural memory. It is a subject of fascination, not of understanding."" This fascination began when ancient Greek travellers started visiting Egypt, and continues unto this day, more often than not as a scholarly search for the oldest roots of our cultural memory. Jan Assmann's superb academic achievement undoubtedly represents the single most significant contribution to the modern understanding of Ancient Egypt, reaching far beyond the boundaries of Egyptology proper. The.
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| Other form: | Print version: Egypt. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003
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